Residenza May 2026
LIONEL ESTÈVE
“Lionel Estève explores natural forms and rhythms through a variety of expressive media, favoring unusual materials or those not typically associated with art. In the artist’s hands, flowers, metal wires, glitter, chiffon, twine, and stones take on poetic meanings, giving rise to contrasts of color and form of extraordinary poetry.
“His residency at Masseria Pernice focused on distilling the landscape into essential objects, in a process that intertwines with dialogue and participation in the rhythms of life at this historic farmhouse and guesthouse…”
Dr. Cornelia Lauf
Biography
Lionel Estève (born in Lyon in 1967) lives and works in Brussels and Provence. Lionel Estève’s works have been exhibited at the Musée Picasso (2024); the Grand-Hornu Museum, Belgium (2023); Magasin Général, Rivière Madeleine, Canada (2022); the Sèvres Manufactory, France (2017); La Comète, Liège, Belgium (2016); La Verrière / Hermès, Brussels, Belgium (2011), and many others. His works are part of the collections of various institutions, including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the FRAC Bretagne, Rennes; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Ixelles Museum, Brussels.
